On 9-10 October 2023 in Berlin, Germany, INSME members from around the world will attend a high level conference on the perks and challenges Artificial Intelligence presents for SMEs.
The webinar Crisis Costs for European SMEs: the EESC Study with Dr. Francesco Camonita and Dr. Carina Dantas looked at the impact of COVID-19 on SMEs around Europe, focusing on six main challenges and recommendations for future policy.
The Dubai World Trade Centre and North Star are organizing the largest technology and startup promotion event in Dubai, from 16 to 20 October 2023. INSME members can count on an exclusive discount on ticket prices.
The AccelerAction EU Project hosted their 3rd DeepTech Talk - a Round Table to understand the needs and challenges to connect DeepTech ecosystems across Europe with four exceptional speakers from Scandinavia and the Baltics.
The 19th IEF Conference, led by Prof. Jay Mitra, was held on 6-8 September in Padua, Italy. Speakers from around the world held hold several discussions under the topic of “Entrepreneurship: Analogue to Digital".
SME Finance Forum, an INSME member, has appointed Mr Qamar Saleem as the new CEO of the organization. INSME wishes to thank Matthew Gamser, his predecessor for his great work, and warmly welcomes Mr. Saleem!
The Ideas Powered for Business Network has an ambitious mission: enhancing collaboration to tap into the vast potential of EU SMEs, nudging them towards a culture valuing intellectual property, innovation, and growth.
On 13 September, President Von Der Leyen delivered her State of the European Union address. Among other crucial issues, she presented a three pillar global framework for AI: guardrails, governance, and guiding innovation in a responsible way.
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The call seeks to assist European businesses in complying with the New Green Deal in the hopes of establishing climate-neutrality in Europe by 2050. Proposals for this call are expected to focus on one of the two scopes outlined by the call. The first being, “Strengthening a favorable ecosystem for energy audits and energy management systems” and the second prioritizing, “Fostering energy cooperation among companies.”
The SME Fund provides financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the European Union (EU) for the protection of their intellectual property (IP) rights. SMEs can apply for vouchers that will provide access to a partial refund of the IP fees paid.
If you are an EU SME and would like to receive financial support from the Fund for the registration of your trademarks, designs, patents and new plant varieties, click here and follow the steps for registration.
Deadline: 8 December 2023
If you're interested in pursuing one of these opportunities together, drop us an email at secretariat@insme.org
